On the morning of April 4 (Washington DC time), US President Donald Trump announced on the social network Truth Social about his phone call with General Secretary To Lam, affirming that the phone call was "effective" and thanking the Vietnamese leader for his goodwill.
On his personal account, the US leader said: "I just had a very productive call with Mr. To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, who told me that Vietnam wants to cut tariffs to zero if they can reach an agreement with the United States. I thanked him on behalf of the country and said I look forward to having a meeting in the near future."
During the phone call, the two leaders affirmed their desire to continue strengthening bilateral cooperation for the benefit of both countries and contributing to peace, stability and development in the region and the world.
The two leaders assessed that the relationship between the two countries is developing well in all fields.
Regarding bilateral trade relations, the two leaders discussed measures to continue promoting trade, in which General Secretary To Lam affirmed that Vietnam is ready to discuss with the US to reduce import tax to 0% for goods imported from the US, and at the same time proposed that the US apply similar tax rates to goods imported from Vietnam, continue to import more goods from the US that Vietnam needs and encourage, create favorable conditions for companies from the US to further increase investment in Vietnam.
The two leaders affirmed that they will discuss to soon sign a bilateral agreement between the two countries to concretize the above commitments. On this occasion, General Secretary To Lam respectfully invited President Donald J. Trump and his wife to visit Vietnam again soon.
President Donald J. Trump happily accepted the invitation and expressed his wish to meet General Secretary To Lam again soon.
President Donald Trump respectfully asked General Secretary To Lam to convey his warm regards to the leaders and people of Vietnam./.
According to VNA
Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/tong-thong-hoa-ky-cuoc-dien-dam-voi-tong-bi-thu-to-lam-rat-hieu-qua-244629.htm
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